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18 games like The Lord of the Rings

The best games like The Lord of the Rings are Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Champions of Midgard and Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mansions of Madness Second Edition shares adventure, fantasy, cooperative game with The Lord of the Rings.

Every alternative below links to its own The Lord of the Rings-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / fantasy shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of The Lord of the Rings’s 2.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~75 min longer · same complexity
   View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
2. 2. Champions of Midgard (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 3 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
   View Champions of Midgard on Amazon →
3. 3. Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) on Amazon →
4. 4. Defenders of the Realm (2010)
   1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 4 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
5. 5. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)
   1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
6. 6. Massive Darkness (2017)
   1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 4 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
7. 7. Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)
   1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Novel-based, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
8. 8. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
   2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Novel-based, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · +1.6 heavier
9. 9. Solomon Kane (2021)
   1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
   Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Novel-based, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
10. 10. Mice and Mystics (2012)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
11. 11. Legends of Andor (2012)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
12. 12. The Witcher Adventure Game (2014)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Novel-based, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 3 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · same complexity
13. 13. Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game (2015)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
14. 14. Shadows over Camelot (2005)
    3–7 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · same complexity
15. 15. The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game (2017)
    1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Fantasy, Novel-based, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 4 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (80%)
    vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
16. 16. Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Novel-based, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 2 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs The Lord of the Rings: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.9 heavier
17. 17. Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Core Set (2019)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 4 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (80%)
    vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
18. 18. Street Masters (2018)
    1–4 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of The Lord of the Rings’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs The Lord of the Rings: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier

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